Winding-drum.



P. H. VOIGT & 0. G. KUEHNB.

WINDING DRUM.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 3, 1913. 1,1 1 1,333. Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

14 if y 19 Attorneys TED-Y STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIP H. voter AND 05m c. mmnnn, or

HOUSTON, TEXAS.

V WIN ING-1mm.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Sept. 22,1914.

Application filed. September 3, 1913. Serial No. 788,030.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, PHILIP H. Voror and OSCAR C. KUEHNE, citizens of the United States, residing at Houston, in the county of Harris, State of Texas, have induring the winding operation, thus preventing the overlapping of the coils during the winding operation and thus also preventing any undue strain being thrown upon the cable. V A; further object of the present invention is awinding drum of this character, in which meansis provided for longitudinally sliding the various sections of the drum during "the rotary action of the drum. the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the a description roceeds,the' invention resides in the comination and arrangement of parts and in the details 1' of construction hereinafter described and. claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of 'theinvent on herein disclosed can be made withinthe scope of what is claimed without de arting from the spirit of the invention.

nthe drawings-Figure 1 is a longitudi nal sectional view through a oompleteFdrum 4 is a section taken on the line 2-' 2 of Fig. 1. FigQ'B is a perspective view of one-of the embodying the present invention.

, section 'actuatingcams of the drum as shown in Fig. 1'. Fig'. 4= is a perspective view of one of thesections of the drum removed,

thejsame being broken'away to show the cros's'sectional structure thereof. Fig. 515

, a. cross section throughone of the sections.

Fig.6 is a] view similar to Fig.1 o f'a modi fied forn'i of winding drum. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the sections thereof. Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to Fig. 1 through'S, two supportng heads 1 and 2 are provided, there being ournaIed therein the operating shaft 3, which has keyed thereon, the spool l by means of the key 5. This spool 4. is provided with the disk heads 6, which as clearly shown in Fig. 2 are provided with a plurality of peripheral slots 7 for the reception of the ribs 8 carried by the respective sections or staves 9 which constitute the'rope receiving or winding drum of the present invention. These sections, as clearly shown in Figs. land 4:, are provided with slots 1010 respectively in the ends thereof and in each slotted portion is journaled its respective roller ll-11.

Secured fixedly to the inner face of each. of the respective heads 1 and 2, is a disk 1212, each one of which carries its respective cam rim 13 provided with the lowered or'depressed portion 14. Disposed between the cam rims 13, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and adapted to engage thesame, are the rollers 11 -11, which as-the shaft 3 is rotated and the spool 4 isconsequently rotated also imparts longitudinal movement to the respective staves or sections 9 and thus moves the lugs or bosses 15, one to each of the sections 9 and which constitute the rope guiding flange, so that the first coil of the rope wound thereon will be 'abutted by one of the moving lugs 15, or as clearly shown in the lower portion of Fig. 1, so that the uppermost lug will separated from the rope and in a position to permit the next coil to rest upon the'dru'm. By this means, the overlapping of the coils is prevented and the coils as they are fed upon the drum are moved toward the right, as shown in Fig. 1, and consequently when led ofi in the opposite direction after three or four coils have been placed thereon, do'not tend to produce undue friction due to the shortening of the cable asis thecase when the coils overlap. It will thus "be seen,that the various lugs or bosses 15 constitute a rope receiving flange upon the sectional drum and that by the action imparted to the respective sections due to the cams l3 and theabutting endsof the sections, the relative positions of the'bosses or lugs 15 are changed particularly at the desired point to cause the proper positioning or feeding of the coils longitudinally of the drum.

In order to provide a means whereby'one of theheads as head 2, may be dispensed with, a structure as shown in Fig. 6 1s pro vided. In this structure, the supporting member 17 is provided with a receptacle portion and has secured therein, the disk 18, the same bein held in place by means of the screws or olts 19. The member 17 is provided with the cam rim 20 which is in alinement with the cam rim 21 of the member 18, the samebeing in spaced relation for the purpose as will presently appear. A cam shaft 22 is journaled in the member 17 and carries the spool 23 havin the rims-24 and 25. A head 26 is connecte by bolts 28 to the annular rim 29 of the spool 23 so as to rotate therewith. The sections or staves 30, are

each provided with the flange forming boss. for lug 31, and with a rib 32 which corre-v sponds to the rib 8 of the stave 9, said rib being disposed for longitudinal movementin the recessed peripheries of the-disks 24 and 25, the inner end of said sections being disposed within the member 17. Connected to each of the ends of the sections 30 within the member 17 by means of a pin 33 is an.

anti-frictional roller 34, said roller being disposed to abut the respective cam rims 20 and 21 and thus as the drum 33 is rotated, cooperates with these cams to impart the desired longitudinal sliding movement to the respective staves or sections 30. By this means it will be seen, that the operation-of means for controlling the sections is at one end only and not at two ends as shown in Fig. 1. This form of drum is particularly employed when it is desired to slip the rope oil and on the drum, the head 26 in this case permitting this, action, and the member 17 being lagged or otherwise secured fixedly in place.

What is claimed is: V f

-1. A device of this character, including a support having two heads; a drum rotatably mounted between the heads and composed of .a plurality of longitudinally slid-. able cable .receiving sections, each one of which is rovided with a section of a cable guiding ange; and cooperative means carried by each head and in the ends of the sections for imparting successive sliding movement to the sections as the drum is revolved. v

2. A device of this character, includinga support having two heads; a drum rotatably mounted between the heads and composed of a plurality of longitudinally slidable cable receiving sections, each one of which is fprovided with a section of a cable guiding ange, and coiiperative means carried by each head and the sections for imparting successive sliding movement to the stitutingthe spoolxof a drum,

sections and the dis sections as the drum is revolved; said 00- ceiving surface, means carried by each "sec tion and constituting a portion of the cable and guiding ange of the drum, and cooperating means carried by the ends of each stave and the heads .ot .the support for imparting successive longitudinal slid-,

mg movement to the staves as the spool is rotated.

.4. A deviceof this character,.including a I support having-two heads, a spool mounted a plurality of the periphery therebetween for rotation, staves slidably connected to of the spool and, constituting the cable. re- :ceiving surface, means carried by each-section and constituting a portionof the cable and guiding flan eof the drum, and. cooper.

ating meanscarriedby the end of eachstave and the heads of the sup mp ting I successive longitudinal sliding movement to the staves as the spoolisrotated s aid 'c'ooperating means 'includinga cam mountedv in, each. head of the support,

and cam engaging meanscarried inleach end of the staves.

5. In a deviceof this character, 'a support, a shaft journaled-therein, asleeve having two disks one at each endthereof conof sections, co'o' the sections-an sections against circumferential. movement but permitting longitudinal .fireciprocatory movement thereof, said sections constituting thexcable receiving 'dportionsand with the i rum,

spool constituting a mean'sicarried by each stave and cooperating with the same means of the other staves to form a cable guiding means, and cooperatingmeans carried by the staves and the su port for'ims parting successive longitudinal) recipro: catory movements tothe staves as thefldrum is revolved. i

6. In a device of this a support, a sleeve" having thereof constia plll ralitypf means carried by the character, a shaft journaled therein, two disks one at each end tuting the spool of a drum, sections, cooperatin tions. against circumferential movement but permitting longitudinal. reciprocatory movement thereof, said sections constituting the cable receiving portion alid with the s for holding the seca plurality H erating means carried by the disks forholding'the spool constituting adrum, -means carried means ofthe other staves to form'a cable by eachstaveand cooperating with thesame guiding means, 006 efating means carried as our own, we have hereto aflixed our sigy the staves and t e support for lmpartnatures inthe presence of two witnesses. 10

ing successive longitudinal reciprocatory movements to the staves as the drum is re- 5 volved, said eoiiperating means including a cam, and cam engaging means carried by Witnesses: the stave end for engaglng the cam. Mrs. M. LAMB,

In testimony that we claim the foregoing JAMES CARRICK. 

